WASHINGTON, D.C. – American came out firing and Colgate just could not surpass the unbeaten Eagles, falling in three sets (18-25, 23-25, 20-25).

American took the early lead in the first set and would not look back, taking the frame 25-18. The Eagles took a 12-6 advantage over the Raiders thanks to seven errors by Colgate. The Raiders got the deficit to five points at 16-11 after Kathleen Harris and Jaelah Hutchison recorded a block at the net. A service ace by Molly Smith put Colgate within four points at 16-12, but that was as close as the Raiders would get for the rest of the way. Harris and Hutchison each contributed four kills in the frame.

Colgate got out to a quick start in the second set, but could not hold on the lead, falling 25-23. The Raiders started the frame off on an 8-1 run behind a five point service run by Peighton McRobie. The Eagles started chipping away at the Colgate lead and took their first lead of the set at 20-19. The Raiders battled to tie the game back at 20, but American would capitalize on three Colgate errors in the final five points to close out the set. Katie Stansbury recorded three kills in the frame.  

The third set was a back-and-forth battle for a majority of the way, but once again, American used three Colgate errors to take a 14-12 lead over the Raiders. Colgate would get the score to within one point at 15-14, but would not come closer than three points for the rest of the set. American closed out the final frame with four kills.

The Raiders are back in action tomorrow as they travel to Loyola to take on the Greyhounds at 2:00 p.m.

Bottom Line
-American 3, Colgate 0 (18-25, 23-25, 20-25)

Won-Lost Records
- Colgate drops to 7-9 on the season and 3-2 in the conference play.
-American moves to 17-6 on the year and remains unbeaten at 7-0 in the Patriot League.

Key Raider Info
-Stansbury led the Raider offense with nine kills. She also pitched in four digs.
-Hutchison recorded seven kills of her own to go along with two solo blocks and five block assists.
-Harris and Stebbins each registered six kills in the match. Harris also contributed a team-best nine digs.
-Molly Smith logged 15 assists and Lauren Sanderson dished out 13 assists of her own.

Inside the Box Score
- Colgate recorded 36 kills in the match and American registered 36 total kills on the day.
- The Raiders hit .172 as a squad, American logged a hit clip of .242.
- Colgate was a force at the net, notching two solo blocks and 14 block assists. American recorded three solo blocks and nine block assists.

From the Source Head Coach Ryan Baker
-"It wasn't one of our best performances, but give credit to American. They simply played harder than us which isn't acceptable and that's on me."
- "We had some chances, but our pass and serve game were not consistent enough in each set. There's no time to dwell on this match, we have two more tough road matches coming up."
 
Up Next
- The Raiders are back in action tomorrow as they travel to take on Loyola at 2:00 p.m.
- Live stats and video will available for the match.
- Find all the information on the game at Game Central.